23/04/2021
Fried fish balls made by Ly Son islanders
(VOVWORLD) - Ly Son island district in Quang Ngai province is famous for its onion, garlic, and fresh seafood. Ly Son fried fish balls are particular favorites nationwide.
Village Life
16/04/2021
Mekong Delta farmers get bumper winter-spring crop
(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta has harvested the winter-spring rice crop as farmers have overcome the impacts of saltwater intrusion and are exporting rice at a good price.
09/04/2021
Mekong Delta provinces boost branding of OCOP products
(VOVWORLD) - In the past few years, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program has turned many local products from Mekong Delta provinces into products that are well known and respected in other markets. The region’s OCOP products have raised the living standard of local farmers and boosted the local economy.
02/04/2021
Soc Trang saves winter-spring crop from drought, saltwater intrusion
(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has protected its winter-spring crops from saltwater intrusion and drought by taking preventive measures. Since the end of last year, much investment has been made in constructing works and increase the storage of fresh water. Authorities have advised farmers to grow rice as instructed by the agricultural sector to mitigate the impacts of saltwater intrusion and drought in this year’s dry season.
26/03/2021
Farmers in Ca Mau province engage in eco-tourism
(VOVWORLD) - Ca Mau, Vietnam’s southernmost province and one of four key economic centers in the Mekong Delta, has a 54-kilometer coastline and two ecosystems of mangrove and cajeput forests recognized by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve. With favorable natural conditions for tourism development, many community-based ecotourism models have been launched and are thriving.
19/03/2021
Mangrove trees help farmers in Ca Mau escape poverty
(VOVWORLD) - For generations, farmers in Ca Mau province have been using mangrove trees to make firewood. Mangrove wood is usually used to create household utensils and fine arts of high value.
12/03/2021
Hai Duong works to help COVID-19 affected farmers sell products
(VOVWORLD) - Hai Duong is one of major farm produce hubs of the Red River Delta. Since it became a COVID-19 hotbed, with travel restriction in place, the circulation of agricultural products has been seriously affected. The provincial Department of Industry and Trade has worked out a plan for agricultural logistics based on ensuring epidemic prevention and control from harvesting to distribution.
05/03/2021
Ede women preserve traditional brocade-weaving craft
(VOVWORLD) - Female members of Tong Bong Brocade Weaving Cooperative in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, have begun a new production season following the Lunar New Year. They are diligently making new items to meet the signed contracts and, at the same time, preserving the traditional craft of brocade weaving.
26/02/2021
One Commune-One Product program proves effective in Soc Trang
(VOVWORLD) - Approved in May 2018, the One Commune-One Product program (OCOP) aims to develop rural economies to help realize the national goal of building new-style rural areas. Soc Trang is one of the provinces with the most OCOP products in the Mekong Delta region. The goods have been introduced nationwide, thus enhancing the production, trading, and competitiveness of local enterprises.
19/02/2021
Ba Na ethnic people in Kon Tum province active in new-style rural building
(VOVWORLD) - Dak Ro Wa commune in Kon Tum province, home to Ba Na ethnic people, has greatly changed after 10 years of applying Vietnam’s new-style rural development program. Most of the local roads have been paved. Medical stations, schools, village halls, markets, private homes, stilt houses, and communal houses have been renovated or repaired. Vast hills of coffee, litsea, maize, cassava, and acacia trees are under cultivation.
